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Show "UXCLB JOE" MAY BE PLAYING DEEP GAME WASHINGTON. Jan 17. Looking be-hind be-hind uie formal announcement of Repre- septal Ive J. Dlekcma of Michigan th.i-he th.i-he will bo a candidiite for the speak' r- IH ship of the house to succeed 'Undo Joe" Cannon, many members or the congress attach to the move more politic-il sig- IH nlllcance than would ordinarily be in- fH volved In mere ambition or onv meml-cr to wield the bouse gavel. jH The Tact that Mr. Dlekcma. recognized as a supporter or the Republican o'gani-zatiou o'gani-zatiou in the house, should come out at this time and tho further fact that tho friends of Representative Walter I. Smith of Iowa say that he will be a candidate, arc Interpreted by many members lo in-dicate in-dicate that Mr. Cannon will take steps IH to make the race n "free for all" beforo IH the close or the present, session. Rumors that Speaker Cannon will bo or that he will not again be a candidate for the speakership aro by no means new to capita) gossip. None of the close friends of tho speaker could bu induced to broach to him tho subject of making an iiunouncemeut. H Some insurgent members, although dc- 1 cllnlng to discuss the speakership ones- IH lion for publication, wiy they do not lake IH either seriously tin- candidacy of Dipkeiu.i ll or reports that the speakership bee is buzzing about other members. 1 |